Squirrels: Creatures With A One Track Mind!

I finally got some shots of a squirrel as he tries to get to the bird feeders on our back door!

"La La La!  What should I do today"?

"I think I can!  I think I can"!

             "Ah, yes!  This should work"!                   

"Almost, but no cigars!  Can't get any higher!  Bummer"!

I know! I know! Squirrels Again!

I have what's called a Squirrel Diner!  I have found, as well as many others, that one of the best ways to keep squirrels off bird feeders, is to give them their own food!  Yes, there are squirrel proof bird feeders, but from what I've read, squirrels are eventually able to figure out what to do to get to the food!  Anyway...the following two videos is of a squirrel getting into the Diner and then sitting in there to eat his feast!  Enjoy!



It never ceases to amaze me how squirrels will eat at food!  The next picture and video comically shows one of my squirrels getting food off the Kob, and then hanging upside down to eat it.  I would think blood would rush to his head, and he'd get a headache doing this, but then, I'm not a squirrel!

Squirrels in caution!

Here's a little info you may like to know about my squirrels.  Normally they don't like to share!  On cold days one of my squirrels seem to tolerate other squirrels feeding around them.  BUT on warmer days they haven't apparently learned the lessons we have been taught as children....It's nice to share!  The two pictures below were taken as the squirrel was feeding off the ground!  He stopped and froze!  He heard what he thought may be another squirrel!



In the video below, you'll notice that the squirrel will eat then stop and hesitate a couple times.  He heard movement behind him.  Only after he realizes it was a mourning dove, you'll see it come in view, does he relax and continue eating.

In this last video, you will notice the squirrel wagging or shaking his tail.  Unlike dogs, when a squirrel wags his tail he is NOT happy to see you!  He is aggitated because another squirrel is in the vacinity!  It is hilarious to watch them chase each other around my backyard!  Catching it on video is virtually impossible!  They run so fast and by the time I grab my camera, the party's over!





Squirrels love to eat!